Aston Villa v Bayern Munich LIVE: Reaction as Duran stunner gives hosts a famous win
Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich: Jhon Duran’s late goal gave Villa the win after a textbook performance against the German side
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Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 at Villa Park in the second round of fixtures in the Champions League on Wednesday night with a vintage underdog performance.
The away side dominated the early possession at a raucous Villa Park, though Villa shut them out well before Pau Torres popped up with an offside goal after mayhem in the Bayern box.
That effort sparked the game into life, with both sides going close as Bayern continued to stay on top and Michael Olise forced a brilliant save from Emi Martinez.
The second half played out in a similar fashion, with the away side dominant in possession but neither side able to force clear-cut chances.
That was until the 79th minute, when substitute Jhon Duran raced onto a perfect through ball and caught Neuer napping with a stunning lob over the German.
And Villa dug in deep over the last 10 minutes to shut the door on the German giants and produce one of Villa Park’s most famous nights.
Follow all the latest reaction and updates below, as well as the reaction to the evening’s other Champions League matches:
Aston Villa vs Bayern Munich LIVE
Good evening and welcome to TheIndependent’s live coverage of tonight’s Champions League match between Aston Villa and Bayern Munich at Villa Park.
The fixture list throws together a repeat of the 1982 European Cup final – which was won 1-0 by Villa – and the Premier League side face the German giants in just their second season in the competition since that famous night in Rotterdam.
History has been kinder to Bayern since the early 80s, and the German giants sit top of the Bundesliga this season after four wins in five games.
But though Villa drew to newly promoted Ipswich 2-2 last week, the Villans are capable of taking points off the Bavarians in tonight’s match.
We’ll have all the latest build-up, updates and reaction right here.
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